This Week in the Copier Industry 5 Years Ago (Second Week of April 2015)

. Built-in Wi-Fi in printers could make a tech's 4/18/05 7:48 PM Topic by Guest sales and service techs who have laptop wireless capability and may want to print out text or maybe a photo or two. Both Canon and HP wireless printers have a text mode, plus come with photo-management software on them. Canon 's iP4000 R ($230), iP6000D Laser Printer Maintenance "how do you do it?" 4/18/05 7:56 PM Topic by Guest A recent hot topic was how to compete with internet suppliers of Ricoh and none

MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for eight consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for three years in a row. For more information, please visit: www.kmbs.konicaminolta.com and follow Konica Minolta on Facebook , YouTube , and Twitter @konicaminoltaus. Press Contact Kristina Marchitto Public Relations Manager Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. +1 201.236.4399 kmarchitto@kmbs.konicaminolta.us

SOURCE: Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. April 10, 2015 10:13 ET Konica Minolta Eliminates Costs Associated With Pre-Printed Prescription Forms Dispatcher Phoenix Healthcare Allows Healthcare Providers to Print Prescriptions With Tamper-Resistant Security Features Using Low Cost Laser Printer Paper RAMSEY, NJ --(Marketwired - April 10, 2015) - Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. ( Konica Minolta ) announces enhancements to its automated workflow software designed to

and clinics save costs associated with printing prescriptions. Dispatcher Phoenix Healthcare now includes Rx Shield, a new feature allowing healthcare providers to print prescription forms incorporating the CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) tamper-resistant security features and eliminating the need for pre-printed forms, savings as much as $0.20 per page. As part of Konica Minolta's Healthcare solution portfolio, Rx Shield is offered as a standard component of Dispatcher Phoenix

ofIT strategy, support, project and cloud computingsolutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has won numerous awards and recognition, includingplacement in the Leaders Quadrant on the Gartner 2014 Magic Quadrant for Managed Print Services (MPS) and Managed Content Services (MCS). Konica Minoltahas been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for eight consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has also been named to the Dow Jones

Ricoh Canada Inc. Offers Color-Logic with Pro C7100 Series Printers Thursday, April 09, 2015 West Chester, Ohio - Color-Logic has announced that Ricoh Canada now offers the Color-Logic process on its Ricoh Pro C7100 series printers with white ink. Discussing the announcement, Color-Logic Director of Sales and Marketing Mark Geeves said: "Ricoh Pro C7100 series printers, together with white ink and Color-Logic software, open new markets for Ricoh users. Printers who select white ink and Color

MGI Digital Graphic Technology and Konica Minolta announce the preview of the JETVarnish 3DS to the Canadian commercial printing industry at Graphics Canada 2015. The JETvarnish 3DS is designed and manufactured by MGI Konica Minolta to help printers expand their services to include new, amazing spot UV and 3D tactile varnishing capabilities with powerful inkjet productivity efficiency benefits. Graphics Canada 2015, Canada’s largest showcase for the Graphics Communications and Printing

MELVILLE, NY—April 7, 2015—Canon Solutions America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., announced it will showcase its latest large-format print solutions, which are specially featured for the display and signage market, at booth #1968 during the ISA International Sign Expo 2015. The event will convene at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, April 9-11, 2015. “Canon Solutions America’s large-format printing solutions on display at this year’s ISA International Sign Expo

Mimaki JFX200-2513 Request more information Ricoh Americas Corporationhas signed an agreement with Mimaki USA to distribute Mimaki JFX200-2513 and Mimaki JFX500-2131 high-performance flatbed inkjet printers. These models, designed for high quality and larger output printing, are now available for purchase through Ricoh sales channels. With this reseller agreement, Ricoh continues to expand its hardware and software offerings for graphic communications providers interested in growing or creating

list. I'mfinding a few here and there, but not nearly as many as all of the copier RFP's, but enough to keep me looking for more. In recent months, I've seen more libraries K12sposting RFP's for 3D printers, in fact the last library I came across was getting their 3rd 3D printer! For those of us that make our living on selling hardware, it's pretty obvious that more and more 3D printers are being placed in Libraries, Colleges, Universities, and K12s across the country. It seems likemany office

Seattle company buys Bend copier business By Stephen Hamway / The Bulletin / @Shamway1 Published Apr 8, 2015 at 12:01AM Synergy Office Systems, which has supplied the Bend area with Canon copiers and other supplies since 1989, was sold last week to Copiers Northwest, a Seattle-based copier and printer company. Bob Browning, the owner of Synergy Office Systems, said that he had been approached by several companies looking to buy the business in recent years, but that this deal

printer must be loaded and enabled on a computing device. Offices often include several printers of different makes and models, and thus, requiring different print drivers. Another problem in printing is connection of the portable computing device to the printer for interaction with each other because many networks have security that prevents such interaction." In addition to obtaining background information on this patent, VerticalNews editors also obtained the inventors' summary information

Muratec America, Inc. 3301 E. Plano Parkway, Suite 100 Plano, TX 75074 469-429-3300 Fax 469-429-3311 CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lou Stricklin Apr. 1, 2015 469-429-3481 Andrew Jones 469-429-3320 MURATEC AMERICA, INC. RELEASES SEVEN NEW A3 MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTERS PLANO, Texas—(Apr. 1, 2015)—Muratec America, Inc., manufacturer of multifunction office equipment and business productivity solutions, announces the release of seven (7) new A3 multi-function printers (MFPs): MFX-C2280N, MFX-C2880N

Solutions America has been instrumental in Canon's resurgence as the U.S. continuous feed leader, operating as the sales channel for such innovative products as the OcÉ ImageStream™ 3500, the OcÉ ColorStream® Twin Series inkjet printer, both producing outstanding image quality required for high-end applications. "It's no secret that production inkjet technology has taken the industry by storm over the last two years," said Francis A. McMahon, vice president, Marketing, Production Print Solutions

environmental responsibility. In 2014, theCanon Americas Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, arecognition for the design, construction, operations and maintenance ofhigh-performance green buildings. To keep apprised of the latest newsfrom Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA. +Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office. Specifications, availability and prices subject to

CIIS sales organization. About Canon Information and Imaging Solutions, Inc. Canon Information and Imaging Solutions, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canon U.S.A., Inc., was formed to harness the power of Canon’s in-depth knowledge of information flow and world-class imagingtechnology. Utilizing Canon's vast collection of imaging technology anddevelopment tools along with select third-party enterprise applications,Canon Information and Imaging Solutions delivers compellingmarket-driven

electronic presentment options for the communications they – and their customers – deliver.” For additional information regarding AFP2PDF Plus, please contact your Ricoh representative. | About Ricoh | Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in about 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2014, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales

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Print Audit® Opens Additional Attendee Spots for Exclusive Top 100 Summit April 8, 2015 Calgary, Alberta - April 8, 2015 - Print Audit®, the company that helps office equipment dealers grow their businesses, announced today that due to high demand it has extended the registration limit for the Top 100 Summit from 40 to 50. The Summit is an invitation-only, all expenses paid (less airfare) event for some of the proven leaders in Managed Print today. The event will take place at The Chateaux

NEWS -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Consolidated Solutions Purchases Two EFI VUTEk LED Printers to Establish a Dedicated, High-end Superwide Inkjet Offering FREMONT, California -- April 8, 2015 -- EFI™ (Nasdaq: EFII) today reported that Consolidated Solutions has acquired two 3.2m EFI VUTEk® GS3250LX Pro printers with UltraDrop™ Technology. The hybrid flatbed/roll-to-roll printers will help the Cleveland-based company – one of Ohio’s leading independent printing and marketing solutions companies

Epson is launching a digital colour printer costing less than $8000 to buy that dealer Kayell Australia says will produce commercial sellable print, and at less than half the per page cost of current digital colour printers. The new Epson Workforce Pro WF-8590TC is a piezo electric inkjet printer using Epson’s newly developed Precision Core technology, and which will print 75,000 pages using a single ink pack, and the same for colour with the colour cartridges. Maximum resolution is 2400dpi

LONG BEACH, Calif. , April 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson today announced the highly anticipated SureColor ® P800 printer, representing a new benchmark in photographic print quality. Designed for professional use, the SureColor P800 is a full 17-inch wide borderless printer with unique Epson ® MicroPiezo ® AMC TM printhead technology. Leveraging an all-new Epson UltraChrome ® HD eight-color pigment ink set, the SureColor P800 is capable of producing the next generation of color and black

apart from other printers in its overall cost-effectiveness. This printer is high-speed, high volume, and high quality. Itsdurability is unparalleled: it can produce 20 million inches of printingbefore requiring a service, compared to 500,000 inches with traditionalcolor inkjet printheads. The Epson C7500 provides a new flexibility in full color production printing that had not been available before. It is capable of printingfull-color labels at a blazing fast 11 inches per second. The Epson C

for the banks to support Sharp." Mizuho and Mitsubishi UFJ lent the company 360 billion yen in September 2012, and 150 billion yen more the following year, according to its 2014 annual report. Miyuki Nakayama, a spokeswoman for Sharp, declined to comment on the company's default swaps. Sharp reported about 724 billion yen in net debt in its latest filing, the third-highest among global peers, after Toshiba Corp. and LG Electronics, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. That compares with net

Make the calls and the prospects will be there. Whether yoursending inmailsthrough LinkedIn, sending emails, calling on the phone, or just knocking on doors, if you do the work, the prospects pool will only grow larger. A recent email to me about the base metrics that sales people need to hit each week got me thinking. This particular email stressed the fact that there needs to be 100 phone cold calls a week. Which I'm in total agreement. Sometimes you'll eat the bear and get more and sometimes

BROOKLYN, N.Y. HARRISBURG, Pa.--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- MakerBot ,a global leader in the desktop 3D printingindustry, is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with DHDistributing as a distributor of MakerBot® 3D printers andscanners in the U.S. DH specializes in important vertical markets for3D printing, such as education, medical/healthcare, government and manufacturing. MakerBot is excited to work with DH to help gain penetration in these spaces due to DH’s breadth of programs for

, inexpensive films, corrugated board and other materials that cannot withstand the heat associated with other drying or curing methods. One LED inkjet technology user, the Sir Speedy printing franchise in Raleigh, N.C., expanded the range of products it sells to new and existing clients with a 65-inch EFI H1625 LED hybrid roll/flatbed printer. The printer’s flatbed capabilities have eliminated a good amount of outsourcing the business once did, opening the door to more-profitable selling opportunities

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to 60 percent faster than the fastest monochrome light-emitting diode (LED) printer (2) . The new printers will enable reprographic houses, print service providers (PSPs),enterprise central reprographic departments (CRDs) and print corners to produce computer-aided design (CAD) drawings and will open new business opportunities with geographic information system (GIS) maps, point-of-sale applications and posters. “Our large-format printing customers are continually exploring ways to improve

Webinar Announced for New Business Intelligence Tool: Print Audit Insight April 10, 2015 Calgary, Alberta - April 10, 2015 - Print Audit®, the company that helps office equipment dealers grow their businesses, announced today that it will conduct a public webinar on Wednesday, April the 29th to showcase its new Business Intelligence Dashboard known as Insight. The new reporting tool, which will be made available exclusively to North American Premier members, provides a powerful way to marry

To The Moon and Back: The Essential Guide to Seat Based Billing for ManagedPrint by Print Audit On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers did something that most people said was impossible. They took a myriad of wood, cloth, and cables and became the first human beings to take flight. 66 years later Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the moon. Today we have a myriad of satellites and rovers giving us a historically unparalleled understanding of the planets in our outer solar system

Here's some additional points I received from a wide format enthusiast 30D 12"D" Size speed offerings estimated MSRP of $75K for 30 "D" system estimated MSRP of $50K for12 "D" system Color Ink and Black are the same cost Limited Dealer Distribution of 60 nationwide Have to have back up print head(s) in stock, very expensive print head If you are a KIP, OCE or Ricoh dealer you have to drop those lines to carry Pagewide Not talking cost per square foot for ink